Customizer Backup & Reset
Reset theme customizations made via WordPress Customizer with backup, export, and import features.
4.2(15 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Customizer Backup & Reset is a WordPress backup plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 184K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.4+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: All-in-One WP Migration and Backup.
4.2/515 reviews
8.0K+active installs
184K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Reset theme customizations made via WordPress Customizer with enhanced safety features. Works with 99% of themes, including WPZOOM themes and popular themes like Inspiro, Divi, Astra, GeneratePress.
This plugin removes all theme modifications that are registered via Customizer API, with the added safety of backup, export, and import capabilities.
Works with themes that use theme_mod and Customizer option settings for storing modifications.
Please keep in mind that some themes uses different method to save customizer settings, let us know if this plugin isn’t compatible with your theme.
📌 What’s new in version 2.0.?
- NEW: Redesigned UI & New Customizer Section
- NEW: Import/Export Settings – Dual format support (JSON and DAT)
- NEW: Additional CSS Support – Optio…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Broke my website
by revixi5·1 week ago·3 replies
I use a very basic theme (GeneratePress) with a few customizer settings. I decided to use this plugin in order to find out if a CSS color problem came from Customizer settings. I made a backup and press the reset button… my problem was still there, so I press the button to restore the backup… nothing, it didn’t restore my settings… I lost all of them… now i’m stuck with a broken website that I have to start all over again.
doesn’t work with Divi
by Nate Hoffelder·4 years ago·2 replies
that was a waste of 3 minutes
Works great. No set-up required.
by Clarus Dignus·5 years ago
Once installed, a “reset” button is added to the top of the customizer sidebar (to the left of the “save” button).
Reliable plugin. Great convenience.
Must have for theme development and testing
by Carolina Nymark·6 years ago
When developing themes this plugin makes it easier to test changes to customizer options.
Didn’t work with Hueman Pro Theme
by pastorjim·6 years ago·1 reply
Nothing changed in my customized Hueman Pro Theme after reset
Download Trends
Today: 90Yesterday: 126This week: 3KPeriod total: 24K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.4+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.1
42.4%
v1.0
19.2%
v2.2
17.2%
v2.0
16.9%
v2.1
4.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.2.0
- Improved backup/export/import compatibility for option-based Customizer settings (Astra, GeneratePress, and similar themes)
- Fixed restore/import behavior for nested option arrays so backed up settings are restored more reliably
- Updated JSON export data handling to better reflect Customizer option settings
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